据RT介绍，“和平缔造者”（Mirotvorets）是一个乌克兰极右翼网站，上面列出了“基辅的敌人”，也被称为基辅的“死亡名单”。报道说，今年早些时候，在她赢得评审团和公众投票入选欧洲歌唱大赛后不久，就被添加到该名单中。然而直到本周她进入决赛之前，这一切并没有引起太大的注意。
RT称，根据乌克兰网站说法，伊登·戈兰被控“故意侵犯乌克兰国境线”，“在乌克兰领土上进行非法商业活动”，试图“将对克里米亚的占领合法化”，以及参与“俄罗斯的反乌克兰宣传活动”。 The timing of the London visit by Taipei’s trade negotiator John Deng was important, says Dr. Victor Teo, political scientist specializing in international relations in the Asia-Pacific, because if China were to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) before the island, “it would mean the certain exclusion of Taiwan from this trade body in the future.”,After the reported trade talks in London on 16 June, Beijing, whose official policy envisions a peaceful unification of Taiwan with Mainland China, was quick to reiterate its stance.,“Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, it is not a country, which is universally recognized by the international community,” a Chinese diplomatic spokesperson was cited by Politico as saying.,The UK Trade Department stopped short of offering any clarifications, while confirming the meeting of its officials with Deng.,The British side was governed by “political and economic interests” when it opted to risk igniting China’s wrath, suggests Dr. Victor Teo.,The trade talks between the UK and Taiwan may also reflect a “change in UK’s policy toward Taiwan as a result of changes in its China policy,” notes Dr. Zhang Baohui, director of the Center for Asian Pacific Studies at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.,“The US led this trend by comprehensively upgrading its relations with Taipei since the Trump administration,” says Baohui, adding that Britain tended to tread with caution in its relations with Taiwan in the past. However, now the UK is “adjusting its China policy.”,The clash over Hong Kong, according to Dr. Zhang Baohui, “significantly enhanced their differences and mutual strategic mistrust.”,“For example, it sent an aircraft carrier to the South China Sea last summer, very much to the disliking of Beijing. The UK also formed a new trilateral security mechanism with Australia and the US last year while not naming China as its target. The UK's trade talk with Taiwan could be consistent with this new trend,” he said.,Beijing's reaction to any improper statement such as challenging Taiwan as an inseparable part of China can be expected, insisted Dr. Chang Ching, research fellow at the Taiwan-based Society for Strategic Studies.,However, the British government has a clear policy towards the sensitive One-China issue, the prominent military expert on the People's Liberation Army and regional security in Taiwan noted.,China Urges US to ‘Revoke Arms Sales Plan’ With Taiwan on News of $120 Million Deal for Ship Parts9 June, 20:46 GMT,“In the aspect of trade and commerce, any discussion with representatives from Taipei regarding the participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trading arrangement does not violate the One-China principle kept by Her Majesty's government. Nonetheless, it is originated by a media report and cannot be fully verified as the British official position,” he stated.,Dr. Chang Ching advised against defining such a statement as a “policy shift” within British government diplomacy.,US Provokes China in New Row Over Taiwan17 June, 09:14 GMT,‘Trade With China’ Factor,Regarding the regional fallout from a possible row between the UK and China over Taiwan, it is too early to predict the consequences, according to Dr. Zhang Baohui.,Underscoring that unlike Sino-US relations, Britain and China are not “strategic competitors,” he clarified:,“The UK has already boosted its presence in the region by its new trilateral security pact with Australia and the United States. It has also enhanced defense cooperation with Japan, by jointly developing the next generation jet fighter. However, Britain should have less incentives, compared to the US to have a contentious relationship with China.”,Sino-British relations should not have a major impact on the region in the foreseeable future, Dr. Zhang Baohui concluded.,Any spat over Taiwan would boost tensions in UK-China relations and West-China relations, Dr. Victor Teo suggested, but underscored the “declining economic circumstances” currently being faced by many countries. Accordingly, trade with China would likely become more important, according to him.,“As most Western countries have agreed on the 'One China Principle', it is hard to see how they can persist in promoting Taiwan’s interests steadfastly at the expense of their relationship with China,” Dr. Victor Teo said.,A row between London and Beijing would not affect anything in the region at all, Dr. Chang Ching asserted, adding:,“After all, Beijing is very near and London is too remote."。早在2016年，当戈兰12岁时，她参加了在克里米亚的一场比赛，并与一名俄罗斯歌手兼词曲作者合唱，那次表演是她被该乌克兰网站纳入名单的唯一“罪证”。
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伊登·戈兰参赛还引发巴勒斯坦支持者的不满。《以色列时报》11日报道称，本周，数千名示威者涌向位于瑞典的主办城市马尔默，要求将以色列歌手踢出欧洲歌唱大赛。尽管她在表演时遭到观众嘘声，但最终还是进入决赛。
此外，综合《以色列时报》和德媒报道，伊登·戈兰的参赛歌曲《飓风》（Hurricane）原版本名为《十月雨》（October Rain），但组织者认为歌名太容易让人联想到去年10月7日哈马斯对以色列发起的袭击，要求修改歌名，歌曲最终改名为《飓风》。
欧洲电视网歌唱大赛被称为欧洲级别最高、举办时间最长的歌唱比赛之一，每年举办一次，每次都会吸引众多观众关注。早在今年大赛日期临近之际，一些欧洲国家就出现“如继续让以色列参赛，将抵制组织者欧洲广播联盟（EBU）”的声音。美国“政治新闻网”欧洲版2月报道称，1000多名瑞典音乐家联名给欧洲广播联盟致公开信，谴责以色列“在加沙人道主义灾难面前的虚伪”，并抵制其参赛。
